My Birthday Gift – Acca Kappa

Yesterday I bought myself a birthday gift that I have been wanting for a long time since I was a teenager. It’s an Italian brand named Acca Kappa hairbrushes which existed since 140 years ago. I like its fine quality with ergonomic wooden handles and timelessly stylish. Well it’s not that cheap luckily they have a Christmas promotion set for RM250 for three types of hairbrushes (for wet hair, normal care and for travelling). I can massage my scalp using this hairbrush. The actual price is RM400.

My desire for a really nice and lovely comb started when I was 12 years old. I read a short love story titled ‘The gift of Magi’. The story is about a young couple who is very much in love with each other, but can barely afford to support their life due to their bad economic situation. So, one day Della, the wife, decided to buy her husband, Jim, a chain as a Christmas gift. The chain is for his prized pocket watch given to him by his father. However, she doesn’t have enough money to buy the chain, so she decided to sacrifice herself by cutting off her long beautiful hair and sold it to make a wig. With that money, she could buy the chain. Meanwhile, Jim decides to sell his watch to buy Della a beautiful set of combs made out of tortoiseshell and jewels for her lovely, knee-length brown hair. Although each is disappointed to find the gift they chose rendered useless, each is pleased with the gift they received, because it represents their love for one another. Sometimes we need to sacrifice something precious for love and we gain from it later.

After reading the book, since that day I have two wishes in my life. First, keeping my hair as long as possible (when I was a kid, my mom always make sure my hair is so short like a tom boy) and secondly, buying a really nice hair brush. When I was 15 years old, my hair was already below the waistline. Since that whenever I go for shopping I will always look for the best hair brush that suits my type of hair. Even every time I travelled to overseas, I will look for the hairbrush. But unfortunately it's not to my liking. As I grew older, my preferences changed from not only beautiful hairbursh but it should be fine quality and good for healthy scalp.

I’m happy now since I have fulfilled one of my wishes. I love my long curly hair. *_*